Esther's Classic Literature Blog October 2006 Archive

On October 30, 1811, Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously. Most readers only knew that the book was written "by a Lady." Do you know the author of this novel? ... Read More

In a recent article for The Guardian, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk wrote: "In order to be happy, I must have my daily dose of literature." He further says, "For me, ... Read More

When hundreds of volumes and manuscripts disappeared from Manchester Central library, who would have thought that a librarian could be the culprit? According to an article in The Guardian, a ... Read More

Beowulf is the most imposing folk-epic in Anglo-Saxon Literature. With a Germanic setting, Beowulf is probably the best known work in Old English. Now, according to a report from Hollywood ... Read More

Arthur Rimbaud was a French writer, known for Le Bateau Ivre (The Drunken Boat). He published his first poem at the age of 16, and stopped writing at the age ... Read More

Miguel Angel Asturias was born on October 19, 1899 in Guatemala City. He became a poet and novelist, who would become well-known for El Senor Presidente (1946). He received the ... Read More

The time on and around Halloween is the perfect time to read those scary classics. And, if you've never had the opportunity to read the greatest Halloween scares and terrors ... Read More

This year, the theme for Teen Read Week is: Get Active @ Your Library. And, you don't have to be a teenager to participate in Teen Read Week... According to the ... Read More

Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and dramatist, famous for "The Importance of Being Earnest" and The Picture of Dorian Gray. He was born on October 16, 1854. His controversial, ... Read More

2006 sometimes seems to be the year of literary fraud. Just look at the case of A Million Little Pieces. Or, what about the multitude of other cases of plagiarism ... Read More

He was one of Ireland's greatest poets. William Butler Yeats once said, "Out of the quarrel with others, we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves poetry." In her ... Read More

As a book collector, do you ever fear literary forgery? Imagine finding a rare, one-of-a-kind manuscript. Imagine buying it, and then imagine finding out that the manuscript is a fake! ... Read More

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 was awarded to Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish novelist, "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols ... Read More

The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the United States was on October 12, 1792. Columbus Day was then recognized in 1892 upon the 400th anniversary of the Columbus ... Read More

Are you ready for the Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced? We should know in just a few, short hours... Who do you think will win the Nobel Prize ... Read More

Aldous Huxley once wrote: "Every person who knows how to read has it in their power to magnify themselves, to multiply the ways in which they exist, to make life ... Read More

On October 9, 1547, Miguel de Cervantes was baptized in Alcala de Heraves, Spain (located near Madrid). He led a colorful life. He was captured by pirates; worked as a ... Read More

Frank Herbert, Jr., was a famous American writer, known for science fiction novels like Dune, which was awarded the first Nebula for Best Novel. He also received numerous other awards. ... Read More

In "Howl," Allen Ginsberg wrote: "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked..." Ginsberg first read this poem at a poetry reading in San ... Read More

Jane Eyre was controversial from the time of its first publication on this day, October 6, 1847. Take the Jane Eyre Quiz. Also take a look at a few quotes ... Read More

If you're ever in San Francisco, you may not want to stay at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel... Did I write that out loud? I meant to say... San Francisco ... Read More

For some time, there's been talk on the net about the sequel to "Peter Pan" (the work, originally created by James Matthew Barrie). Well, now the book has finally been ... Read More

Google has made the news for digital texts, but now they're getting into the reading aspect as well...At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Google launched a new literacy site, ... Read More

October is Diversity Awareness Month. But what does that mean? The goal of celebrating diversity is to raise awareness of cultural richness of African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, ... Read More

October is full of lots of activities related to books and literature. Take a look at just a few literary events for October 2006.

October is National Book Month. This annual event encourages readers of all ages to enjoy books. So, what are you reading this month? Are you celebrating National Book Month by ... Read More